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. >> recently vice president joe biden was in attendance at a pentagon announcement of a new virginia class fast-attack navy submarine that'll be called the uss delaware. it's expected to be launch inside 2018. speaking at this 20-minute briefing were second lady jill biden, navy secretary ray mabus and delaware senator tom carper. >> thank you all for coming today to the navy ship naming announcement. today's briefing will consist of statements only, there will be no questions and answers following the statement. along with secretary of the navy ray mabus, today we are honored to be joined by second lady, dr. jill biden, and her special guest, her husband, vice president biden. [laughter] senator tom carper and lieutenant governor matt denn. thank you all for being here today, and if you're all ready, i will turn it over to secretary ray mabus, our 75th secretary of the navy. >> well, thank you all for being here. i particularly want to thank dr. biden for being here, senior senator from delaware, tom carper, and the lieutenant governor of delaware, matt denn. and, dr. biden, i under
. >> recently vice president joe biden was in attendance at a pentagon announcement of a new virginia class fast-attack navy submarine that'll be called the uss delaware. it's expected to be launch inside 2018. speaking at this 20-minute briefing were second lady jill biden, navy secretary ray mabus and delaware senator tom carper. >> thank you all for coming today to the navy ship naming announcement. today's briefing will consist of statements only, there will be no questions and...
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and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short term and then there's cheap in the long-term which will let in some of the ways that mike hanna colleagues have mentioned. i'll just make one last slide a provocative point to start a fight among the panel members come and kiss her but i would disagree with winslow. so having said all of this, what do we want the pentagon leadership? what should we want to make sure that we are actually managing, managing the reality behind these numbers allegedly smart and any security smartly. it's frankly not clear to me that it is a bad idea to have someone who
and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short...
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to quote at arnall mullen again, he said the pentagon budget was basically doubled in the last decade and in doubling the ability to prioritize to make the decisions to deutsch analyses to make trades. we also need a review of the defense strategy that makes sure that we are preparing for the threats and risks of the 21st century, not those of the past. the efforts on the longest lines to help advance the best ideas for improving our defense strategy. earlier this year, we've funded the project by the simpson center that brought together 15 defense experts to examine our strategic defense priorities in some detail and how they should be reformed. today we announce a new coalition for the fiscal and national security. the coalition chaired by admiral mullen includes national's senior security if the defense and economic from both republican and democratic administrations stretching back to more than 30 years as well as leaders in the congress and putting some very distinguished gentleman here today. all served the nation with distinction, and they are joining together now to say very c
to quote at arnall mullen again, he said the pentagon budget was basically doubled in the last decade and in doubling the ability to prioritize to make the decisions to deutsch analyses to make trades. we also need a review of the defense strategy that makes sure that we are preparing for the threats and risks of the 21st century, not those of the past. the efforts on the longest lines to help advance the best ideas for improving our defense strategy. earlier this year, we've funded the project...
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. >> next, three former obama administration pentagon officials defend the president's foreign policy and national security record while criticizing mitt romney. moderated by former cnn, cnn contributor bill schneider, the discussion focuses largely on iran's nuclear program and america's presence in afghanistan. this event, which took place yesterday, runs about an hour, and we'll show you as of this as we can until the pentagon briefing scheduled at 2 p.m. eastern. >> struggling in, and you're encouraged to help yourself to coffee, food, whatever you need. my name's mike bennett, on behalf of my colleagues, jim kessler -- who's here somewhere -- sean gibbons and mika, welcome to another anti-politics press breakfast. before i hand it over to bill, i just had a couple of things we wanted to talk about relating to our work on national security. as mitt romney discovered on september 11th of this year, nothing has the power to shake up a presidential race like a change in national security. and that can be either an external event as we had in libya and egypt, or it can be a political
. >> next, three former obama administration pentagon officials defend the president's foreign policy and national security record while criticizing mitt romney. moderated by former cnn, cnn contributor bill schneider, the discussion focuses largely on iran's nuclear program and america's presence in afghanistan. this event, which took place yesterday, runs about an hour, and we'll show you as of this as we can until the pentagon briefing scheduled at 2 p.m. eastern. >> struggling...
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the pentagon was attacked. please join us in observing a moment of silence to remember those who perished. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, mr. secretary and distinguished guests good morning and thank you all for being here. my wife and i offer a special welcome to the families and friends of those we lost on these grounds 11 years ago today. one of them was chief warrant officer william ruth whose memorial bench of granite and steel sits in the last row in front of me seventh and from the far right. he served as a marine in vietnam flying helicopters. after the war he became a social studies teacher and joined the army national guard, serving in the first gulf war as a medevaced pilot. he was loved by his students. they were proud of his service and moved by his deep commitment to them and to our nation. one student said, he opened up my eyes and my heart to the world. many others inspired by his example became teachers, nurses, firefighters and
the pentagon was attacked. please join us in observing a moment of silence to remember those who perished. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, mr. secretary and distinguished guests good morning and thank you all for being here. my wife and i offer a special welcome to the families and friends of those we lost on these grounds 11 years ago today. one of them was chief warrant officer william ruth whose memorial bench of granite...
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let me step back own comment on the pentagon act briefly and broadly. we support the goals in the agent, getting to audit readiness. you heard us say that. we think we have a system ofv8j÷ accountability. we are concerned about a number of the sanctions that are in there. you mentioned one, there's several others. i can go into that if they are of concern to us, and it's because there is some uncertainty here. some whether we'll make this, you know, we've over promised and under delivered for years. i want to be honest with you. i'm confident, but i can't be absolutely sure for two broad reasons. one, as we finish discovery efforts, there could be problems coming up that we didn't an anticipate and take longer than we think, and two, the uncertainty in the budgetary world. if we have sequestering, that drains away an enormous amount of time. >> excuse me for a minute, can you pull the microphone up a little bit closer. >> is that better? >> very good, yes, thank you. >> bottom line, we support the goals of the pentagon act, but concerned about some of
let me step back own comment on the pentagon act briefly and broadly. we support the goals in the agent, getting to audit readiness. you heard us say that. we think we have a system ofv8j÷ accountability. we are concerned about a number of the sanctions that are in there. you mentioned one, there's several others. i can go into that if they are of concern to us, and it's because there is some uncertainty here. some whether we'll make this, you know, we've over promised and under delivered for...
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when i was in the pentagon, i looked at the moscow abm system. a worthless system. a worthless system. i could go into a lot -- give a lecture on the moscow abm system in one of my courses. i sat and looked at that system, and i said why are they doing this? what do they believe? what might they do in a crisis or a confrontation that could inadvertently get us into a nuclear war because they believe something about this system that's not true? so from the point of view of the military planner and the fact that the system doesn't have capability doesn't stop them from speculating about the potential for accidents that could lead to nuclear war. let me just end here because i can see harold's getting out the club, and i'm sure my other colleagues here will have clubs to use against me. thanks. >> thank you, ted. thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank all three speakers, of course. [inaudible conversations] >> i had promised, and i will keep that promise that we'll take some time just to let the three speakers clarify what the other speaker may have said or ma
when i was in the pentagon, i looked at the moscow abm system. a worthless system. a worthless system. i could go into a lot -- give a lecture on the moscow abm system in one of my courses. i sat and looked at that system, and i said why are they doing this? what do they believe? what might they do in a crisis or a confrontation that could inadvertently get us into a nuclear war because they believe something about this system that's not true? so from the point of view of the military planner...
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by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to be used. the dilemma that you have today is that this is not the more dangerous world. we have never been as secure as we are today, but the reality is, we don't know what's coming in the future. we don't know. and we therefore don't know what kinds of forces are going to need. i believe that we are not likely in any near-term future to meet the face of the deploy significant large american knowledge resources on a big invasion stabilization convention of were stabilization mission. in fact, the redraw concedes that. basically our guard to do that anymore. i think in fact a good discipline for a heated sequester or the drawdown in the pentagon is going to retailer and from the forces into the kinds of smaller capacities, more likely to be used to have been used typically of the last 20 years. >> defense secretary leon
by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to be used. the dilemma that you have today is that this is not the more dangerous world. we have never been as secure as we are today, but the reality is, we don't know what's coming in the future. we don't know. and we therefore don't know what kinds of...
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c-span: you are at the pentagon working with the joint chiefs and you are still commander. you graduated from the naval academy what you're? >> guest: 1981. c-span: you have been in the navy for 20 years. wended someone who has been the navy for 20 years and is a commander expects to get promoted? >> guest: normally i was what they call it due course officer. i promoted along with the majority of -- i was never selected early for promotion so i expected to be looked at sometime around the 22 to 23 year point where promotion to captain and everything looked to be on track then. c-span: let me run a piece of recorded video with senator john warner and we will ask you about this. >> in the case of the cold, the check mance officer was cleared, precise and in my personal judgment did a professional job. well done. the report found that the instructions, directives and orders directed by the chief of naval naval operations central command had been violated. in fact the report stated the failure of the commanding officer to implement half of the required 62 force protection measu
c-span: you are at the pentagon working with the joint chiefs and you are still commander. you graduated from the naval academy what you're? >> guest: 1981. c-span: you have been in the navy for 20 years. wended someone who has been the navy for 20 years and is a commander expects to get promoted? >> guest: normally i was what they call it due course officer. i promoted along with the majority of -- i was never selected early for promotion so i expected to be looked at sometime...
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act, we should act audit the pentagon. introduce all the bills you want, the hard work of this is the work that you, ladies and gentlemen, have done and are doing. we appreciate it. and, frankly, on this committee mr. conaway's laser beam-like focus on this for a number of years is really the proximate cause of this. so i want to get into the progress we're making and the problems that we found on the act of auditing the pentagon. the first has to do with the problem of a beginning balance. um, obviously, to get a clean audit letter, you need to have an accurate beginning balance. and this is a problem that you all inherited, did not create, but obviously if we've had a history of no audits for centuries -- at least decades -- getting a good beginning balance is not an easy thing. so, mr. hale, what steps are being taken to try to deal with this inherited problem of the beginning balance? >> the problem -- i'm going to answer and then ask of my colleagues, perhaps ms. commons in particular will want to add to it. the probl
act, we should act audit the pentagon. introduce all the bills you want, the hard work of this is the work that you, ladies and gentlemen, have done and are doing. we appreciate it. and, frankly, on this committee mr. conaway's laser beam-like focus on this for a number of years is really the proximate cause of this. so i want to get into the progress we're making and the problems that we found on the act of auditing the pentagon. the first has to do with the problem of a beginning balance. um,...
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this is a remarkable thing to witness and i've seen many reviews in the pentagon before. it gives me a lot of faith frankly in our civilian and military leadership to make sound decisions as these very difficult choices have to be made in the months and years ahead. no doubt those choices will involve some sacrifice. for example, as part of the total force the reserve components will experience some in-strength reductions commensurate with their active duty counterparts. in addition the department has to seek greater efficiencies in our basing infrastructure, rationalizing it to meet the needs of a smaller and more flexible force and to insure that we have the resources to invest in readiness and modernization. critical initiatives like this will require us to look beyond our narrow interests, the narrow interests of any particular office or department, state, region, party, or branch the armed forces. there are those who would believe that we've lost the ability to do this. the process that generated the strategic guidance though gives me hope to think otherwise. i think
this is a remarkable thing to witness and i've seen many reviews in the pentagon before. it gives me a lot of faith frankly in our civilian and military leadership to make sound decisions as these very difficult choices have to be made in the months and years ahead. no doubt those choices will involve some sacrifice. for example, as part of the total force the reserve components will experience some in-strength reductions commensurate with their active duty counterparts. in addition the...
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standing room only in the pentagon auditorium. but not because lgbt people are special, but because the service, the sacrifices of gay and lesbian service members are being recognized as equal to the sacrifices that straight soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines and coast guardsmen make every day. [applause] >> you know, a lot of people came to pride -- were surprised that "don't ask, don't tell" went so smoothly. for a moment i was one of them. but i think back to when i arrived at my first duty station in 1980, many, many years ago, you can all do the math, fresh, wet behind the ears butter bar with my shiny airport wings, hoping that would get me through, one of the first people i met was our personnel nco, and forgive the stereotype, but he was about six or and he was the fiercest most fabulous, you know, take no prisoners, flamboyant gay man i had ever seen. [laughter] and yet, all of the captains and majors and colonels defer to him because he could play -- he knew his job inside and out. he know better than anybody else. an
standing room only in the pentagon auditorium. but not because lgbt people are special, but because the service, the sacrifices of gay and lesbian service members are being recognized as equal to the sacrifices that straight soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines and coast guardsmen make every day. [applause] >> you know, a lot of people came to pride -- were surprised that "don't ask, don't tell" went so smoothly. for a moment i was one of them. but i think back to when i...
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that secretary panetta has been speaking about, that we have worked on now for a good while in the pentagon, with the focus on the western pacific, focus on the middle east, the focus on being fast, agill than being -- being able to get places fast, being able to win when you get there or arrange a mission using the same people and flat forms. you're basically describing the united states navy marine corps. now, i do want to say that we have got have a great army. we have got have a great are force as secretary gates said. but the maritime challenges, he can go anywhere by sea, we can do anything when we get there, and we don't take up a single inch of anybody else easter story. we can project power and do everything from high end combat to disaster relief, humanitarian assistance to irregular warfare to enbasement as we're focus on the western pacific on central manned. we can't not engage in africa, south america or the southern pacific with europe. and do training to exercises do the things that you do to prevent something from happening or to make sure that you know the people that you'
that secretary panetta has been speaking about, that we have worked on now for a good while in the pentagon, with the focus on the western pacific, focus on the middle east, the focus on being fast, agill than being -- being able to get places fast, being able to win when you get there or arrange a mission using the same people and flat forms. you're basically describing the united states navy marine corps. now, i do want to say that we have got have a great army. we have got have a great are...
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act we ought to audit the pentagon. introduce all the village wanted the hard work of this is the work that you ladies and gentlemen, have done and are doing. we appreciate it. and, frankly, on this committee, nestor conaway's laser beam like focus on this for a number of years is really a proximate cause of the pics i want to get into the progress that we're making and the problems we have found. the first tested with the problem of beginning balance. obviously to get a clean audit letter, you need to have an accurate beginning balance. and this is a problem that you all inherited, did not create. but obviously it would have a history of no audits for centuries, decades, giving a good beginning balance is not good thing. so what steps are being taken to try to deal with this inherited problem of the beginning balance of? >> the problem, i'm going to answer and then ask my colleagues perhaps ms. commons in particular want to add to it. the problem is, lack of billy to document the transaction. the way we do financial ma
act we ought to audit the pentagon. introduce all the village wanted the hard work of this is the work that you ladies and gentlemen, have done and are doing. we appreciate it. and, frankly, on this committee, nestor conaway's laser beam like focus on this for a number of years is really a proximate cause of the pics i want to get into the progress that we're making and the problems we have found. the first tested with the problem of beginning balance. obviously to get a clean audit letter, you...
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>> some of the exchange with reporters at the pentagon yesterday with pentagon officials. brenda mcdaniel on facebook rights this, women train as hard as men to get it past the psychological test and they should be allowed to fight next to their male soldiers. next is a call from branch, louisiana. john is on air. go ahead, republican trevi i would like to point out that there is some policy in the deal about women fighting individual. that happened in 1948. it was done away with it if you can see women walking on an issue with doozies, their police officers. they're not infantrymen. i am a 30 year veteran of the army and was a combat veteran as a 20 year old infantryman in combat. i can tell you right now in my opinion, this is politically driven. it's not driven by a needs analysis in any way, shape, or form. if it were it wouldn't be even brought up. the fact of the matter is the vast majority of women, and a lot of men, could not carry out the duties that are required. and it's pointed out earlier by someone, there are guidelines on all of the requirements for every mo
>> some of the exchange with reporters at the pentagon yesterday with pentagon officials. brenda mcdaniel on facebook rights this, women train as hard as men to get it past the psychological test and they should be allowed to fight next to their male soldiers. next is a call from branch, louisiana. john is on air. go ahead, republican trevi i would like to point out that there is some policy in the deal about women fighting individual. that happened in 1948. it was done away with it if...
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but after they are told that the pentagon doesn't really want it, well, that has a real impact. that overrides whatever that argument is war might've been. >> 80% of americans think that there is waste in the defense budget. will it continue -- but that won't be the thing that changes the day that suddenly changes are ways. >> there is the conviction that the defense budget can come down without suffering. suffering a loss in serious physical capability. it is not going to determine the outcome, but it is one of the factors and one of the viewpoints that influence the outcome -- the overall outcome of the poll. and the general defense that can be shrunk without harming america's security. if everyone thought that money was being well spent and efficiently, and we are buying exactly what we needed for national security, you didn't imagine they would be a lot more nervous about seeing the budget crime. >> [inaudible question] >> wasteful spending has been reduced over the last six years, probably. but we don't have any earlier data that would show confidence is up. >> confidence i
but after they are told that the pentagon doesn't really want it, well, that has a real impact. that overrides whatever that argument is war might've been. >> 80% of americans think that there is waste in the defense budget. will it continue -- but that won't be the thing that changes the day that suddenly changes are ways. >> there is the conviction that the defense budget can come down without suffering. suffering a loss in serious physical capability. it is not going to determine...
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of course the pentagon went along with it. when did the pentagon not go along with the commander in chief? that doesn't prove a thing. let's go around the world and have a look at how well we are really doing. we're doing very well in the arab spring. how much embassies were attacked. how many demonstrations have been held against us? of great friends in egypt, president morsy lays conditions down in the interview with the "new york times" as to when he'll have good relation with the united states. this by a man getting hundreds of millions of dollars of aid from the united states. and in england, they call it -- in french they call it [inaudible conversations] [laughter] woe had the first em -- ambassador killed in the line of duty since the years of jim any carter. what does it tell you? we have a president of egypt who is basically thumbing his nose at us. and then there's the relationship with israel which is supposed to be so good that the president of the united states has to say to the president of france over an open m
of course the pentagon went along with it. when did the pentagon not go along with the commander in chief? that doesn't prove a thing. let's go around the world and have a look at how well we are really doing. we're doing very well in the arab spring. how much embassies were attacked. how many demonstrations have been held against us? of great friends in egypt, president morsy lays conditions down in the interview with the "new york times" as to when he'll have good relation with the...
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it's very important to the pentagon. regrettably, a provision in the underlying bill will limit the military's ability to develop alternative fuels. members on bowles-simpson are -- both sides of the aisle are concerned that this section would cause harm to our national security and military readiness. that's why i am fighting to allow the pentagon to enter into long-term deals, to buy biofuels as long as they're made right here in the united states. montana is in a perfect position to provide the homegrown fuels our nation needs to move towards energy security. there is clearly a demand from both the military and the private sector to use american-made biofuels. in 2011, the navy, the department of energy, and the department of agriculture aimed to assist the development in support of sustainable commercial biofuels industry. they investigated the investment as alternatives to diesel and jet fuels. it included montana farmerring corporations, it would be detrimental to montana's alternative fuel industry. as a result, i
it's very important to the pentagon. regrettably, a provision in the underlying bill will limit the military's ability to develop alternative fuels. members on bowles-simpson are -- both sides of the aisle are concerned that this section would cause harm to our national security and military readiness. that's why i am fighting to allow the pentagon to enter into long-term deals, to buy biofuels as long as they're made right here in the united states. montana is in a perfect position to provide...
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so the three of us are pretty big defense hawks, but we've all agreed that the pentagon has to reduce their spending, too. i think all of us, particularly senator mccain, believes there are a lot of ways at the pentagon the. and you could chief $450 billion of savings over the next decade by reforming the way the pentagon does business and, quite frankly, doing more with less. so count us all in, on the three of us, for reducing defense spending to help get us out of debt. but here's what's got us all upset. the supercommittee that was formed by the budget control act had a mission of cutting $1.2 trillion over a decade to help get us out of debt. that's a pretty small number, given what we're going to to spend over the next ten years. but the committee, republicans and democrats, could not find common ground as to how to cut $1.2 trillion over the next decade, and there was a penalty provision in the law. and it said that in any event the supercommittee failed, we would cut $1.2 trillion over the next decade as follows: $600 billion out of the defense department, $600 billion out of
so the three of us are pretty big defense hawks, but we've all agreed that the pentagon has to reduce their spending, too. i think all of us, particularly senator mccain, believes there are a lot of ways at the pentagon the. and you could chief $450 billion of savings over the next decade by reforming the way the pentagon does business and, quite frankly, doing more with less. so count us all in, on the three of us, for reducing defense spending to help get us out of debt. but here's what's got...
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the pentagon very concerned about these, but as i look through the way that you suggest to cut, sounds very much like the ones you are dismissing a moment ago, stopping fraud, eliminating government slush funds, restraining spending on grokster, reducing waste, duplicative programs. if you could get real money there that would've been to. >> no, i didn't diminish the importance of doing that. >> the dollar value you're likely to get out the next couple of months. >> i think you'll see us bring forward to the floor the week of may 7 a reconciliation package which will be over $200 billion in savings. that's some significant savings. it will allow us to stave off the imposition of sequester for at least a year, so that we don't see the pentagon hit with the sequester after it's already been hit by the president's budget and a reduction that is required there. these are not inconsequential savings. we all know, even $200 billion in a year doesn't come close to the kind of deficit that we are racking up which makes my other point that it really is the entitlement question, the unfunded lia
the pentagon very concerned about these, but as i look through the way that you suggest to cut, sounds very much like the ones you are dismissing a moment ago, stopping fraud, eliminating government slush funds, restraining spending on grokster, reducing waste, duplicative programs. if you could get real money there that would've been to. >> no, i didn't diminish the importance of doing that. >> the dollar value you're likely to get out the next couple of months. >> i think...
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and ended another in afghanistan and reassessing our role in the world, we cannot find savings in the pentagon i think is not a fair assessment. at simpson-bowles said and others, there are savings to be had there that would not compromise our national security. i want to also add simpson-bowles approach establish firewalls in the outer years to delay the temptation to go back into the nondefense accounts when too much political pressure keeps you out of defense spending. so i would hope that in a long-term agreement would include that. on the nondefense side, i still think there's a savings to be found. i give you a couple illustrations of those that i think might be of some value to us. first, hats off to debbie stabenow and pat roberts putting together a far build that safest $23 billion over the next 10 years. that's something that hits my state directly, but i think they did it thoughtful, bipartisan job of saving money toward deficit reduction. there are other areas where savings can be found as well. and i think that we need to look at those honestly. let me kill you, i think the infras
and ended another in afghanistan and reassessing our role in the world, we cannot find savings in the pentagon i think is not a fair assessment. at simpson-bowles said and others, there are savings to be had there that would not compromise our national security. i want to also add simpson-bowles approach establish firewalls in the outer years to delay the temptation to go back into the nondefense accounts when too much political pressure keeps you out of defense spending. so i would hope that...
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and i think the consensus actually in the pentagon leadership, especially on the military side, is that our economic health is the foundation of our national security. and defense has to be part of the solution. you know, i think that, you know, we can further explore the issues in asia, ships in asia and so forth, but, you know, i think it's been a number of plans laid out, that only about forward stationed but rotating forces, putting through a larger percentage of 60% rotating through the region and so forth. and again, it's not just numbers of ships. it is what is the capability. it's marines, air force, it's naval ships and their associated capabilities. so again, i think it's overstating it to say that we can't research the strategy. if that were true you wouldn't have the pacific command, the navy, ahead of the navy, the head of the air force and all of the associated military leadership standing up and sing we endorse this strategy in the budget. >> and with that, questions from the audience. and if you can, please just state your name, affiliation. [inaudible] >> you talk about
and i think the consensus actually in the pentagon leadership, especially on the military side, is that our economic health is the foundation of our national security. and defense has to be part of the solution. you know, i think that, you know, we can further explore the issues in asia, ships in asia and so forth, but, you know, i think it's been a number of plans laid out, that only about forward stationed but rotating forces, putting through a larger percentage of 60% rotating through the...
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a new pentagon report revealed a partial remains of some 9/11 pentagon that guns were sent to a landfill after they couldn't be identified. the report is on the military's dover air force base mortuary for the use of putting partial unidentified remains in landfills was discontinued in 2008. when they take you to the pentagon for today's briefing on that report is about 40 minutes. >> i'm going to send charts. i don't normally do that but to understand what happened here come you've got to take a look at it. at the right to publicly thank the members of the piano, a very distinguished groups of americans that included general fred franks, caleb cage, kerry healey, verney fountain, jackie taylor who are mortuary subject matter experts, bruce parks turmeric salmon are snyder a farmer member of congress and medical.dear and very importantly, ms. stonecipher, very important to have run the panel as well. atlanta make sure you understand boberg told to do and what we were told to do so you can make sure to put this in perspective. of course we were told in a forward-looking manner about wheth
a new pentagon report revealed a partial remains of some 9/11 pentagon that guns were sent to a landfill after they couldn't be identified. the report is on the military's dover air force base mortuary for the use of putting partial unidentified remains in landfills was discontinued in 2008. when they take you to the pentagon for today's briefing on that report is about 40 minutes. >> i'm going to send charts. i don't normally do that but to understand what happened here come you've got...
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we're also looking to work with the administration and the leadership in the pentagon at international work because our nation has asked others to step up as security cooperation partners, as good security cooperation partners, if we have interoperable systems we could do well together. they burden share some of the expense, and any incremental work flowing into our businesses stabilizes our businesses, stabilizes the work force and it lowers the cost of every bit of equipment that the u.s. buys for u.s. purposes. so that's how we focus the strategy in the business. >> if i could, mr. o'keefe, maybe you could take a stab at this one. how worried are you, give given the budget reality, that that reduction number will go above the $487 billion that's currently projected? if i could piggyback on that projection. there are a number of studies coming out now that the pentagon's plans to, quote, reduce that spending over the course of the next 10 years, don't really quite add up. what they say get them savings doesn't. it will wind up costing them more than that. do you think it will be more
we're also looking to work with the administration and the leadership in the pentagon at international work because our nation has asked others to step up as security cooperation partners, as good security cooperation partners, if we have interoperable systems we could do well together. they burden share some of the expense, and any incremental work flowing into our businesses stabilizes our businesses, stabilizes the work force and it lowers the cost of every bit of equipment that the u.s....
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so they're trying to not bother the operations come into the pentagon to say happily help, what can we do? i think that's an area replace itself is various levels all over the world. and so again i'm torn by the need to keep the government out of a global cooperative effort so that the benefits of capitalism can come up with a business solution that is sufficient, low cost, philanthropic way supportive, that people can use but very limited amount of technology or infrastructure requirements like use a cell phone and how do you communicate during these kinds of disasters at the local level to say which are required in fact. how do you do with those technologies to inform an independent group who is dedicated to supporting those kinds of things. it could be any, in my opinion, nongovernmental government for agenda. as much as the government wants to do what it wants to do, it is fair because it cares that wants to help. everyone on the receiving end will be looking, what is enough for them? where is the pony? so i think we need a way. there's also government reported. so i don't know. i
so they're trying to not bother the operations come into the pentagon to say happily help, what can we do? i think that's an area replace itself is various levels all over the world. and so again i'm torn by the need to keep the government out of a global cooperative effort so that the benefits of capitalism can come up with a business solution that is sufficient, low cost, philanthropic way supportive, that people can use but very limited amount of technology or infrastructure requirements...
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i would refer you to the pentagon for more. this wouldn't on the west indies to withdraw. is it possible they could change the pace in terms of when the afghans take more of a lead and security as karzai suggested? is that possible? >> we make these assessments as the president made clear when he spoke about these, when he spoke about it in the week of lisbon and coordination with our allies and in a manner that is designed to ensure we are as successful as possible in filling the objectives of the mission. we are operating under a timetable was laid out in lisbon that includes as part of these evaluations but the president said yesterday about transitioning in 2013 into a support role as part of a full transition to afghan security leak in 2014. i think within the context of that framework has we've always said the pace of withdrawal, the nature of deployments, how quickly certain trees and afghanistan are turned over, those kinds of details i am sure will be made closer to the ground and those decisions will be made closer to the ground and will depend on conditions as t
i would refer you to the pentagon for more. this wouldn't on the west indies to withdraw. is it possible they could change the pace in terms of when the afghans take more of a lead and security as karzai suggested? is that possible? >> we make these assessments as the president made clear when he spoke about these, when he spoke about it in the week of lisbon and coordination with our allies and in a manner that is designed to ensure we are as successful as possible in filling the...
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the pentagon leadership is focused intently on executing the rebalanced. secretaries and leon panetta hosts a video teleconference but this is something new. this is something that secretary gates and then secretary leon panetta have been doing with commanders iraq and afghanistan as a way of keeping involved, keeping in touch, constantly consulting and working on issues and we've decided to do that with admiral law cleared out in honolulu also to keep the tempo of our activities so that the defense department leadership to make decisions effectively and quickly about the asia-pacific region. i am conducting a defense department wide management review to support assess and implement all of those rebalanced initiatives. we are watching every dollar, every ship and a free plane to make sure that we execute our rebalancing effectively. so, in conclusion, we are not just talking the talk we are walking the walk even in a period of fiscal austerity we can and will invest in a continued military presence and engagement for the asia-pacific region for all the rea
the pentagon leadership is focused intently on executing the rebalanced. secretaries and leon panetta hosts a video teleconference but this is something new. this is something that secretary gates and then secretary leon panetta have been doing with commanders iraq and afghanistan as a way of keeping involved, keeping in touch, constantly consulting and working on issues and we've decided to do that with admiral law cleared out in honolulu also to keep the tempo of our activities so that the...
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problem with a camera at the pentagon. sorry about that. you can watch the briefing began at a website. go to c-span.org. the u.s. senate coming into session. the house recessed until next week. senators continued debate today on normalizing trade relations with russia. a vote expected shortly after noon today. and not to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of wonder, beyond all majesty, you alone are worthy of our praise. stay with us, bringing your grace and gladness to brighten our lives. lord, remove our sins from us and cleanse us with your spirit, emancipating us from fears about what tomorrow may hold. continue to direct the steps of our lawmakers, keeping them from eleventh-hour decisions that bring unintended negative consequences. remind them that the cost of indecision may be much higher than they anticipate. purple them of the things that increase discord, that in unity they may serve you with fanalfulness. we pray in your
problem with a camera at the pentagon. sorry about that. you can watch the briefing began at a website. go to c-span.org. the u.s. senate coming into session. the house recessed until next week. senators continued debate today on normalizing trade relations with russia. a vote expected shortly after noon today. and not to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of wonder, beyond all majesty,...
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jin was in the united states can be one it to pay a visit to the pentagon, which he did. so he's not necessarily distancing himself. he may even see a kind of a value added in identifying with it. the way china is trying to improve its advantage as he rose present itself as a much more credible force in this context. now, would he be prepared to risk a major downturn in the u.s.-china relationship probably recent noted, i doubt this very, very seriously. china has stated claims that could reconfigure the regional buyer meant for years to come or at least in its own estimation to protect and assert its interests. the question for the longer-term is how does the united states choose to react and respond? this is among the operative questions that the obama administration is going to face in coming years. thank you very much for your time. [applause] >> so my second role is to a discussion following on this too terrific recitations. when jonathan asked me to take on this role, i cautioned him one problem with the most likely be in violent agreement with both and amateur and
jin was in the united states can be one it to pay a visit to the pentagon, which he did. so he's not necessarily distancing himself. he may even see a kind of a value added in identifying with it. the way china is trying to improve its advantage as he rose present itself as a much more credible force in this context. now, would he be prepared to risk a major downturn in the u.s.-china relationship probably recent noted, i doubt this very, very seriously. china has stated claims that could...
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but the pentagon report showed something more interesting, i think. it showed the guard and reserve save taxpayer dollars even when mobilized. the reserve component units are estimated to be as third as expensive as similar active component units and they can dploi nearly half as often. that adds up to a lot of savings but also in dollars and cents, but also reflects a very major component of our security because in the wars we fought in the last decade, we could not have done it without these guard and reserve units. mr. graham: the senator is absolutely right. you look at the amount of utilization of the guard and reserve since 9/11 it's been world war ii levels and when you go into the combat theater you can't tell the difference between guard or reserve or active duty member which is a testament to all three. when you look at what the air force is doing and it's proper to consider the other services, the marine corps is making no reduction in their reserves. the army is making very small cuts in the guard and reserves and substantial cuts to the a
but the pentagon report showed something more interesting, i think. it showed the guard and reserve save taxpayer dollars even when mobilized. the reserve component units are estimated to be as third as expensive as similar active component units and they can dploi nearly half as often. that adds up to a lot of savings but also in dollars and cents, but also reflects a very major component of our security because in the wars we fought in the last decade, we could not have done it without these...
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defense, that is unpaid for, with the additional assets that you're talking about, that no one in the pentagon has asked for except perhaps former adviser who now serves on the campaign. it is an amazing thing to pick a number and then build a campaign around it instead of defining a strategy, of which you then build a philosophy around that. >> well, first on iran, the fact that mr. romney actually agrees on the priorities stopping iran from having a nuclear weapon shows that ultimately both the president obama and mr. romney recognize the threat that iran poses. the issue is where do you go from there? fine, it's your priority. how do you deal with it quacks it's no good to say -- deal with it? it's no good to say what he would've said seven years ago, six years ago. that is not a prescription for the future. we keep looking back, the real issue is how do you get the iranians to stop enrichment? if you wait until there a month away or six weeks away and then so i'm going to rely on my intelligence, i repeat, our intelligence doesn't allow us to pick up your the good guys and bad guys in syri
defense, that is unpaid for, with the additional assets that you're talking about, that no one in the pentagon has asked for except perhaps former adviser who now serves on the campaign. it is an amazing thing to pick a number and then build a campaign around it instead of defining a strategy, of which you then build a philosophy around that. >> well, first on iran, the fact that mr. romney actually agrees on the priorities stopping iran from having a nuclear weapon shows that ultimately...
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the pentagon's budget could be cut by an additional $495 billion between 2013 and 2021. that is very interesting because during that period of time, we're talking about two things, not just degrading the military but over the next ten years taking a half trillion dollars out, and if sequestration should come in that would be another half trillion and that would be devastating to the military. secretary panetta rightly warned us such cuts are going to be a threat to the national security. i'll quote him now. he said unfortunately while large cuts are being imposed, threats to national security would not be reduced. as a result we would have to formulate a new security strategy that accepted substantial risk of not meeting our defense needs. sequestration budget is not one i could recommend. that's a quote by secretary panetta. the general democrat circumstance chairman of the joint chiefs -- general dempsey weighed in and said the impact of sequestration is not only in its magnitude, it's in what it does. we lose control. as we lose control, we become out of balance. we w
the pentagon's budget could be cut by an additional $495 billion between 2013 and 2021. that is very interesting because during that period of time, we're talking about two things, not just degrading the military but over the next ten years taking a half trillion dollars out, and if sequestration should come in that would be another half trillion and that would be devastating to the military. secretary panetta rightly warned us such cuts are going to be a threat to the national security. i'll...
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he did it in the pentagon. he did it here in the united states senate. i don't know what's ahead for jim webb but we haven't heard the last of him. he'he has a wonderful, beautiful wife, wonderful children. he left his mark on the united states senate and he will never be forgotten, even though he served here one term. i'm really sorry that his senate career was not longer but i'm gratified it was so productive. and, mr. president, i congratulate jim webb and express on this record how much i admire him and what a strength he has been to me. he was a strength to me on the health care bill. he has given me wonderful information on immigration, which i've spent a lot of time on. i've read some of his books. i haven't read them all but i've read a couple of them. he is somebody i will miss very, very much. and i will always consider jim webb somebody who made me a better person. note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mrs. hagan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north
he did it in the pentagon. he did it here in the united states senate. i don't know what's ahead for jim webb but we haven't heard the last of him. he'he has a wonderful, beautiful wife, wonderful children. he left his mark on the united states senate and he will never be forgotten, even though he served here one term. i'm really sorry that his senate career was not longer but i'm gratified it was so productive. and, mr. president, i congratulate jim webb and express on this record how much i...
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they clashed with in the pentagon. what happens is a series of events happen that carry the deployments and eventually get to the secretary of defense weinberger's attention who essentially sides with those who think he's been insubordinate and he fires them. in the middle of all of this, admiral crowell, the guy that would privately encourage him in the transcripts of the phone conversation between orleans and craughwell are quite convincing. the entire time in the sort of surreptitious military operation doesn't back him up and he says i know nothing. so he takes the fall for something but the chairman had actually encouraged. >> interestingly. >> let's imagine the position of the low ranking military officer if you are serving on one of the ships based out of one of the countries in the gulf cooperation you understand that iran is perhaps the largest piece of the threat environment and they were not worried about the chinese might be worried about the somali pirates but in the scheme of things, iran moves the larges
they clashed with in the pentagon. what happens is a series of events happen that carry the deployments and eventually get to the secretary of defense weinberger's attention who essentially sides with those who think he's been insubordinate and he fires them. in the middle of all of this, admiral crowell, the guy that would privately encourage him in the transcripts of the phone conversation between orleans and craughwell are quite convincing. the entire time in the sort of surreptitious...
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agencies decline relative to the pentagon budget. um, you're faced with the dilemma of stepping up to fill in the gaps that are left behind as other agencies are forced by budget reasons to cut back or, um, are cut back with them leaving a hole for the traffickers. how do you address that? thank you. >> to your first question, it does differ on how we approach whether we see it as a criminal organization or a terrorist organization. i think colombia provides the best example where we see the farc which really crossed those lines. and so our approach changes a little in that realm, but it still requires a whole-of-government approach because there's, you know, the military's not going to solve the problem by itself. no part of our government is going to solve it by ourself. we have to work all those different avenues. as i look at the whole of government, i would argue that as our budgets get pressed that that puts more emphasis on the need to improve our coordination. because more limited budgets mean that we still have the same prob
agencies decline relative to the pentagon budget. um, you're faced with the dilemma of stepping up to fill in the gaps that are left behind as other agencies are forced by budget reasons to cut back or, um, are cut back with them leaving a hole for the traffickers. how do you address that? thank you. >> to your first question, it does differ on how we approach whether we see it as a criminal organization or a terrorist organization. i think colombia provides the best example where we see...
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and several other pentagon posts during his career as the author of a dozen books. joining me in moderating in the debate, peter bergen and tom donnelly of the american enterprise institute. i note that the even today's being live stream on cnn dhaka, and i would note also you can find material related to the event and to the elections on the web site of the three organizations, including the national security guide to the presidential elections on the web site. we will proceed today as follows. each of the campaign representatives will give opening statements for seven minutes which will be followed by questions from the moderator's and then we will win of the floor to q&a from the audience. with that, let me turn it over to reach for his statement. >> thank you very much. let me thank you you for the invitation to be here and the work that you do on the national security. it's quite a tribute to the organization to get such a big crowd. i understand there is a baseball game going on at the same time. they must be here for the fancy luncheon. but seriously come the
and several other pentagon posts during his career as the author of a dozen books. joining me in moderating in the debate, peter bergen and tom donnelly of the american enterprise institute. i note that the even today's being live stream on cnn dhaka, and i would note also you can find material related to the event and to the elections on the web site of the three organizations, including the national security guide to the presidential elections on the web site. we will proceed today as...
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army chief the staff spoke with reporters how the pentagon's new budget proposal could affect the army. this is half an hour. >> what i want to do then is open it up for questions you might have. first, great to see you. thanks for coming out on this friday morning. over the past 236 years, the history of the united states army has been marred by decisive action on a wide range of missions including regular warfare, assistance operations, engagement with allies with partner capacity and support civil authorities. our army has been fully committed to combat operations in iraq and afghanistan. we are incredibly proud of the work accomplished in the two countries and elsewhere. we do remain a nation at war committed to the mission in afghanistan. we also remain an army that's globally engaged. we have 90,000 soldiers in support of operations with another 96,000 soldiers stationed overseas. our nation's army has soldiers located in nearly 150 countries around the world. moving forward, we're mindful of the primary purpose and win the nation's wars. this role is non-negotiateble. it's not a
army chief the staff spoke with reporters how the pentagon's new budget proposal could affect the army. this is half an hour. >> what i want to do then is open it up for questions you might have. first, great to see you. thanks for coming out on this friday morning. over the past 236 years, the history of the united states army has been marred by decisive action on a wide range of missions including regular warfare, assistance operations, engagement with allies with partner capacity and...
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and let me begin by going back to 2008 when the pentagon's classified military computer networks suffered a quo -- a -- quote -- "significant compromise." that is according to to bill lynn in 2010. these breaches are usually classified at the time they happen. therefore, people don't know about them. so all i'm going to do are run through unclassified breaches. and even that is beyond, i think, comprehension. former secretary lin also detailed that foreign hackers sold 24,000 united states military files in a single attack on a defense contractor in march of 2011. in the five months from october 11 through february 12, over 50 ,000 cyber attacks were reported on private and governmental networks, with 86 of those attacks taking place on critical infrastructure networks. now, that's according to the bipartisan policy centers' cybersecurity task force. 50,000 incidents were the ones that were reported to the department of homeland security. so they represent only a small fraction of the cyber attacks carried out against the united states. in december of 2011, press reports revealed that the
and let me begin by going back to 2008 when the pentagon's classified military computer networks suffered a quo -- a -- quote -- "significant compromise." that is according to to bill lynn in 2010. these breaches are usually classified at the time they happen. therefore, people don't know about them. so all i'm going to do are run through unclassified breaches. and even that is beyond, i think, comprehension. former secretary lin also detailed that foreign hackers sold 24,000 united...
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taxpayers will basically be financing that additional pentagon spending. i'm curious if you, dr. fuller, or anyone on the panel, has analyzed the job loss impact, the taxes we will occur as taxers have to eventually pay that back with interest? >> i have not analyze that, no. spin would either of you care to speculate on that? >> larry at boston university a lot of work on the issue. what our, what are the effects of exponentially increasing government debt, and i would not confuse debt with interest payments. those are two sides of the same coin. the present value, i would be careful about that. but i don't remember larry's most recent estimates of this. i would have to go back and look, but if you just go to the boston university website and, or even googled his name, lawrence, you'll find a lot of work on that very topic. >> the way we put it, put in her editorial is spinning is taxes, right? i think they kind of point of the question is okay, so they say they will not raise taxes now when they do the spending, that means they will do it later. and, of
taxpayers will basically be financing that additional pentagon spending. i'm curious if you, dr. fuller, or anyone on the panel, has analyzed the job loss impact, the taxes we will occur as taxers have to eventually pay that back with interest? >> i have not analyze that, no. spin would either of you care to speculate on that? >> larry at boston university a lot of work on the issue. what our, what are the effects of exponentially increasing government debt, and i would not confuse...
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operations and readiness to the pentagon. and before that i was general david petraeus is senior logistics officer at the multinational force iraq c-4. in your same you said you didn't think this pipeline was international center to interest interested you said a america's oil dependence threatens our national security. is this a controversial view among national security expert? >> i don't think so. certainly, although i'm not sure if i would come as a national security expert, i am an expert in regards to experiencing the operational impacts of our oil addiction in iraq and afghanistan. i still do work in afghanistan. i have spent quite a bit of time over there with my private interests, and i can tell you that we haven't changed at all in 10 years over there. we're still incredibly wasteful and inefficient and we don't have any of the renewable energy technologies that i believe we need to save soldiers lives. >> this is not oil coming out of canada that is going to be put through a pipeline, through the united states. thi
operations and readiness to the pentagon. and before that i was general david petraeus is senior logistics officer at the multinational force iraq c-4. in your same you said you didn't think this pipeline was international center to interest interested you said a america's oil dependence threatens our national security. is this a controversial view among national security expert? >> i don't think so. certainly, although i'm not sure if i would come as a national security expert, i am an...
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, on the day of the pentagon flight. i rushed out and sat on the hill watching what was taking place. we won't make this into a 9/11 hearing. let me just back up, too. mr. giuliano, you're a good guy. i talked to some ages of my digit and i said this guy mark juliano is coming before the, what kind easy? they said he is a good guy. and i don't think that is the issued and i don't think you should feel personally -- >> no, sir. >> but washington office, somebody in washington missed the opportunity to open the mess our laptop. if it had been opened, we don't know, maybe, and this is not a 9/11 commission, but maybe her brother would still be alive. maybe ted olson's wife is to be alive and so what dr. carter, mr. carter is saying, and as an agree with, people just don't understand. and it was not open. the laptop was not open and we see that there was recommendations coming out of kleenex with regards to flight schools and who thinks this. and want to make sure that it is not just any future. also i have other questions i
, on the day of the pentagon flight. i rushed out and sat on the hill watching what was taking place. we won't make this into a 9/11 hearing. let me just back up, too. mr. giuliano, you're a good guy. i talked to some ages of my digit and i said this guy mark juliano is coming before the, what kind easy? they said he is a good guy. and i don't think that is the issued and i don't think you should feel personally -- >> no, sir. >> but washington office, somebody in washington missed...
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i just left jane harman for those in the pentagon and she is everything right now secretary panetta, a member of the defense policy board on iran. actually. she wasn't able to be here but she is a wonderful leader at the institution. recognize her as well. mr. ambassador, all members of the diplomatic community are here, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, really wonderful to be here to celebrate the launch of this year's addition of strategic asia. our mission to strengthen the asia pacific policy through research is one that is close to my heart. i share npr's conviction that facts and ideas matter in the public realm. and b are's research helps us understand the world and make decisions within it. for the publications you produce, meetings you convene, scoop jackson would have been proud of your impact. i have known many people at nbr for decades. rich if, ashley who i am glad to see here today, especially pleased to see the great success john and challis chair. challis was a dear friend of mine and my work in the pentagon in the 1970s and outside government as well and th
i just left jane harman for those in the pentagon and she is everything right now secretary panetta, a member of the defense policy board on iran. actually. she wasn't able to be here but she is a wonderful leader at the institution. recognize her as well. mr. ambassador, all members of the diplomatic community are here, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, really wonderful to be here to celebrate the launch of this year's addition of strategic asia. our mission to strengthen the asia...
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hold reporters to the same criminal slar haer fiit ie ed esexedt olm fact the supreme court in the pentagon papers recognized that there may be circumstances would be consistent with t first amendment to apply the terms of the espionage act tothe repoerasedif haou euh. i would like to think all of the witnesses for appearing. i think what is a very interesting hearing that has a lot of interrelated and diffict policy usions lvilynkte exness we should take a whack at trying to put something together that updates the law and an attempt to balance the competing interests and how they interrelatwith each other, ecogzing tetaa t begio h process everybody will come and testify against something that is in the law. but i think it is unacceptable tol tiueo teing on the leaks and as well as the issue of espionage because espionage now is a lot different than it was in the first world war. that having been said, thank you all fo coming and without objetion, the hein i jod. president obama today begins a campaign tour in virginia house speaker john bonner oke to the construction industry trade group e
hold reporters to the same criminal slar haer fiit ie ed esexedt olm fact the supreme court in the pentagon papers recognized that there may be circumstances would be consistent with t first amendment to apply the terms of the espionage act tothe repoerasedif haou euh. i would like to think all of the witnesses for appearing. i think what is a very interesting hearing that has a lot of interrelated and diffict policy usions lvilynkte exness we should take a whack at trying to put something...
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president obama for the first time in the memory of anybody at the pentagon was personally involved in the formulation of this new strategy. because he knew that in reshaping our defense priorities, we cannot and should not choose between fiscal responsibility and a strong national defense. we have to have both. as he and others have said, economic security is national security. we have faced some pretty tough budgetary issues passed by our congress, well, one of the things i want to emphasize is that the defense budget unveiled by the president 10 days ago was driven by strategy and not by dollars. we navigated by some key guiding principles for this new defense strategy. one was to maintain the world's finest military and avoid at all costs hollowing out that force. a smaller military that is capable of a full spectrum of missions is superior to a larger force ill-equipped because resources are not made available for places like training, maintenance or modernization. another key principle was to preserve the quality of the all-volunteer force. our fleet's access of vehicles, marines
president obama for the first time in the memory of anybody at the pentagon was personally involved in the formulation of this new strategy. because he knew that in reshaping our defense priorities, we cannot and should not choose between fiscal responsibility and a strong national defense. we have to have both. as he and others have said, economic security is national security. we have faced some pretty tough budgetary issues passed by our congress, well, one of the things i want to emphasize...
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frankly, i think that's unfair to the people of the pentagon. suggesting they're doing anything less than their duty, i don't think you really meant it -- >> the people in the white house are leaking things to the try to prevent military from -- >> two separate things, and you're degrading one of them. yes, there is some question of restraint about israel which is coming, of course, by major israeli military figures as well. there's a thriving debate in israel. but the suggestion you said less -- more time planning the military, looking into the military possibilities, less on israel, i think the first is simply inaccurate. secondly, in terms of the change, i think people overinterpret some of the language, the policies have always been consistent. but i guess that's a kind of grudging acceptance of the fact that the current policies are okay or at least acceptable, so you have to criticize the fact that they weren't always his policies, and again i would have to go back to a kind of, you know, to the advocate of mitt romney for attacking anybod
frankly, i think that's unfair to the people of the pentagon. suggesting they're doing anything less than their duty, i don't think you really meant it -- >> the people in the white house are leaking things to the try to prevent military from -- >> two separate things, and you're degrading one of them. yes, there is some question of restraint about israel which is coming, of course, by major israeli military figures as well. there's a thriving debate in israel. but the suggestion...
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i think the consensus in the pentagon leadership especially on the military side is our economic health is the foundation of our national security. defense has to be part of the solution. we could further explore the issues in asia and so forth but i think there have been a number of plans for that not only about stationing but rotating more forces through putting a larger percentage, 60% of naval forces rotate through that region and so forth and it is not just numbers of ships but what is the capability? air force and naval ships and their associated capabilities. it is overstating it to say we can't resource the strategy. if that were true you wouldn't have the pacific commander in the navy, the head of the navy, the head of the air force and all the associated military leadership saying we endorse the strategy in this budget. >> questions from the audience? if you can, state your name and affiliation. [inaudible] >> you talk about credibility, substance. you have to give some kind of figure, two trillion, realistically, what is it. you might get some number, former control. >> as fo
i think the consensus in the pentagon leadership especially on the military side is our economic health is the foundation of our national security. defense has to be part of the solution. we could further explore the issues in asia and so forth but i think there have been a number of plans for that not only about stationing but rotating more forces through putting a larger percentage, 60% of naval forces rotate through that region and so forth and it is not just numbers of ships but what is the...
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at the end of the day, despite spending over a billion dollars a day, we in the pentagon don't actually build anything. rely on the sphrail supply chain to develop, build, and ultimately maintain the goods and services upon which the war fighters lives depend as well as the lives of the citizens they defend. so with that in mind, let me turn to the three currents i see courses through the changing industrial base supply chain. simply put, our base is more global, it's more commercial, and it's more financially complex. the real city truer today than it was yesterday. and it will be truer tomorrow than it is today. the defense industry in the suppliers that it is made up of are constantly changing and adapting to the department rierpts, and conditions set phot in the commercial marketplace. this evolution in the base brings with it new and difficult challenges. and it begs for a flexible, adaptive approach to the ever changing realty on the ground. outdating con instructs of the estatic where the u.s. government could dictate certain insurances or impose flexible rules must giveaway to t
at the end of the day, despite spending over a billion dollars a day, we in the pentagon don't actually build anything. rely on the sphrail supply chain to develop, build, and ultimately maintain the goods and services upon which the war fighters lives depend as well as the lives of the citizens they defend. so with that in mind, let me turn to the three currents i see courses through the changing industrial base supply chain. simply put, our base is more global, it's more commercial, and it's...
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why hasn't the pentagon taken any steps since his book went on sale in september? >> let me see that one again. [laughter] >> you know, i think the, on the seals, obviously, the seals have a commitment that, you know, if they're going to write a book, they've got to run it past the pentagon. and the seal who wrote the book on the events there did not do that. and that violates, you know, an oath that he took at the time that he became a seal. with regards to this other author, i'm not sure what the situation was, but he didn't violate that kind of requirement. >> israeli leaders have said they may act against iran if they feel its nuclear program has gone too far. is the u.s. willing to use its considerable financial leverage where israel to -- with israel to prevent a unilateral strike in. >> you know, i think the one thing both the united states and israel i think have come to agreement on is the goal with regards to iran. neither country wants an iran that can develop a nuclear weapon. the united states has made that clear, israel's made that clear. the real que
why hasn't the pentagon taken any steps since his book went on sale in september? >> let me see that one again. [laughter] >> you know, i think the, on the seals, obviously, the seals have a commitment that, you know, if they're going to write a book, they've got to run it past the pentagon. and the seal who wrote the book on the events there did not do that. and that violates, you know, an oath that he took at the time that he became a seal. with regards to this other author, i'm...